Staff at Greater Manchester hospitals are being told to shave off their beards to tackle spread of coronavirus

As coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, the total number of known infections is nearing one million.

At least 142 people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

Twenty two more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.

A third of hospital beds across the region are now occupied by people with coronavirus, the region’s health chief has revealed.

Greater Manchester ‘stands ready’ to help ramp up testing for coronavirus in public services across the country, says mayor Andy Burnham.

Twenty more people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals having contracted coronavirus.

The Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity has granted an emergency £100,000 to the city-region's homelessness charity sector - and has launched an urgent appeal for donations during the coronavirus pandemic.

The outbreak of coronavirus has left many people in a precarious position, suddenly without work and wondering how they will keep money coming in.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greater Manchester has shot up by more than 100 in the last 24 hours.

Coronavirus helplines have been set up by councils across Greater Manchester to support vulnerable people self-isolating.

Eleven more people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals having contracted coronavirus.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greater Manchester has shot up by more than 100 in the last 24 hours.

Visitors have been banned from almost all hospitals in Greater Manchester to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.

At least 54 people have died at Greater Manchester hospitals having contracted coronavirus, according to NHS data.

Members of the public are now being urged not to use public transport across Greater Manchester for anything other than ‘essential journeys’ in the wake of the continued spread of coronavirus.

On the front lines of the nation’s battle against coronavirus stand the incredible staff of the NHS.

Schools in Greater Manchester should open with a ‘skeleton staff’ for the children of those working in emergency services or social care amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Communities in Greater Manchester are being urged to help stop drug gangs damaging lives and neighbourhoods across the area.

Health bosses are restricting hospital visitors in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Almost two thirds of people in Greater Manchester who voted in a new survey believe schools and workplaces should be closed due to coronavirus.